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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and several partner organizations, including IAEM, on Feb. 27 released the third video presentation from the inaugural PrepTalks Symposium, Dr. Daniel Aldrich’s “Social Capital in Disaster Mitigation and Recovery.” Aldrich’s PrepTalk, now online with a discussion guide and additional resources, explains how social ties are the critical aspect for resilience in immediate survival, in mental health, and in community recovery. PrepTalks are 15-to-20-minute presentations by subject-matter experts and national and international thought leaders, designed to spread new ideas, spark conversation, and promote innovative leadership for the issues confronting emergency managers now, and during the next 20 years. PrepTalks partners include FEMA, IAEM, National Emergency Management Association, National Homeland Security Consortium, and Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Please direct any questions to IAEM Communications & Marketing Manager Dawn Shiley.
Homeland Security Today
A new report will offer plans, proposals and guidance on handling social media during and after disasters.
Public safety organizations have had to deal with workload spikes during recent disasters due to mistaken or malicious social media messages that sowed fear, misinformation and panic and overloaded communications lines.
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IAEM
Register online today for the 2018 IAEM-Canada Emergency Management Leadership and Innovation Conference, set for June 5-8, 2018, in Calgary, Alberta.This inaugural event will bring together leaders in emergency management to share the latest in technologies being used, and lessons learned around the world, to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. Pre-conference training will include offerings of the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Training and the AEM®/CEM® Preparatory Course and Exam. Complete details are available on the event site at www.iaem.com/Canada2018, where you can view the program, learn about the speaker line-up, and check into sponsorship opportunities. If you are not an IAEM-Canada member, consider joining now to receive a discount on registration fees.
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The Washington Post
Even though he works at a dump, Kenneal Smith used to enjoy the coastal and mountain views offered from his guard shack here at the island’s largest landfill.
But after back-to-back hurricanes pinwheeled across the Virgin Islands in September, Smith feels like he’s buried under piles of sheared metal roofs, waterlogged appliances and crumpled mango and bay rum trees that have been dropped off here.
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VOA News
Five months after a large earthquake shook Mexico City, the capital is better prepared to deal with future tremors and is focused on tightening up building codes and improving its emergency response, said Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera.
Improving air quality in the city of over 21 million people and securing enough water to supply the population remain chronic problems, he said, as do cleaning up dirty industries and switching to greener energy supplies.
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IAEM-USA Region 4 will hold its 2018 Conference, “Setting the Tone for Emergency Management,” on Apr. 22-25, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit the event site to see details that are available now and to register online. You also can get a first look at the conference program to see what is in store for you as a participant. If you are interested in vendor and sponsorship arrangements, the event site provides details, contract, and online booking of exhibit space. Plus an IAEM room block and special IAEM rate is reserved at the Embassy Suites Nashville Airport Hotel until Mar. 22, 2018, or until the room block is sold out. IAEM has scheduled the AEM®/CEM® Prep Course and Exam on Apr. 22, 2018, and registration for the course and/or exam is also live.
United States Navy
The U.S. Navy will join allied and partner nation militaries for the 13th Pacific Partnership mission, scheduled to begin Feb 23.
This annual maritime operation will help improve disaster response preparedness, resiliency and capacity while enhancing partnerships with participating nations and civilian humanitarian organizations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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Governing
Detective Carlos Mercado’s mission during his 16-day disaster relief tour in Puerto Rico last fall was to fill in for local police who needed a break. Many of the Puerto Rican officers had been working 12- to 15-hour days, seven days a week since Hurricane Maria pummeled the island with 155 mph winds, destroying the power grid and leaving many roads impassable.
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Forbes
In late January and in the wee hours, Californians received a tsunami watch, triggered by a 7.9 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska. That type of warning is underscored all along the Pacific coastline and especially in Southern California, given that it is the location of a now decommissioned nuclear plant — but one that still houses spent radioactive fuel.
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IAEM
FEMA has administered the State Preparedness Report (SPR) since 2008 to assess state and territory preparedness. For the past year, FEMA worked with state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal partners to develop a revised methodology to assess preparedness capabilities. As part of this revised process, tribes and urban areas receiving preparedness grants will now be required to conduct the SPR. Tribes will only be required to complete the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and SPR for select core capabilities. To reflect the fact that the SPR is no longer limited to states and territories, FEMA updated the assessment name to the Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR). By having jurisdictions and tribes complete SPRs, FEMA has a greater understanding of national capabilities.
FEMA is taking a phased approach to implementation of the new methodology. In 2018, respondents will only need to address the response, recovery, and cross-cutting core capabilities in their THIRA and SPR. In 2019, respondents will be required to address all 32 capabilities. Beginning in 2019, jurisdictions will only need to submit a THIRA to FEMA once every three years. FEMA will host at least three in-person Technical Assistance sessions in May and June to train respondents on the revised process.
Homeland Security News Wire
For every dollar the government spends to make existing buildings more resistant to wildfires, earthquakes, floods and hurricanes, $6 is saved in property losses, business interruption and health problems, according to a new study. The study also found that for every $1 spent to exceed building codes and make structures more hazard-resistant in the future, $4 would be saved.
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Phys.org
The massive wildfires that burned in California, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, British Columbia and other parts of North America in 2017 in many cases exhibited a disturbing trend: a marked increase in the amount of area burned.
The Thomas Fire, which consumed 281,893 acres in California's Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in December, was the largest in the state's history.
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Science
A muggy quiet has settled over New Orleans, Louisiana's Gentilly neighborhood as it soaks up a late-September rainstorm. Deep puddles hide dips in the street. And in a soggy patch of grass, a wooden kiosk tells a story of catastrophe.
"This place is a memorial to the trauma of the Flood," reads the text, written by a local nonprofit, Levees.org. Near here, a section of concrete levee gave way one August morning in 2005, sending the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina crashing into the neighborhood.
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Domestic Preparedness
The 2017 Emerging Homeland Security Issues panel met in December to discuss the current challenges of today’s threats, review risk management practices, assess means of strengthening interagency relationships, and to consider future resource requirements.
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Nextgov
State and federal emergency responders should have plans ready to go to counter rumors, misinformation and fake news in the wake of disasters, according to a new white paper from a Homeland Security Department advisory group.
Those plans should include actively correcting misinformation on Facebook and Twitter with hashtags such as #rumor and #mythbuster, according to the draft report, which the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee approved for final publication.
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Futurism
The Italian Institute of Technology’s (IIT) WALK-MAN robot is one step closer to helping humans in disaster situations.
On February 22, IIT released a video showcasing an upgraded version of the humanoid bot. In the clip, WALK-MAN navigates a validation scenario designed to mimic an industrial plant following an earthquake.
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KABC-TV
Imagine hearing an audio warning about an earthquake up to a minute before it hits. The sound would play through your building's fire alarm system, even Google Home or Amazon's home devices.
"We're getting more and more past due for the big one and the estimates that the USGS and some universities have found - they say 2,000 people will die and there will be 50,000-plus injuries," said Josh Bashioum, Early Warning Labs founder.
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IAEM
The first webinar in the 2018 IAEM Certification Webinar Series will be held Mar. 14 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will be an introduction to the series and focus on the essay requirement. Led by a Certification Commissioner, these webinars are designed to review requirements for the IAEM Certification program. Candidates will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the webinar. Mark your calendars and register on the IAEM website.
IAEM
FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will host the 2018 National Preparedness Symposium from May 21-24. The symposium provides federal, state, tribal, territorial, and nongovernmental training and exercise officials the opportunity to discuss current and future training and exercise programs and to share case studies, lessons-learned, and smart practices. The theme is “promoting whole community preparedness through unity of effort,” with a focus on promoting a culture of preparedness in America. The goal of the symposium is to provide the tools, knowledge, and network to improve training and exercise programs that build and sustain capabilities for a more secure and resilient nation. The symposium also provides a platform to communicate changes to current capabilities and introduce new FEMA policy. The event will be held at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Applications for registration must be received by Apr. 9, 2018. To apply and for more information, visit here or contact the EMI National Training Liaison Dan Lubman.
The Associated Press via PBS NewsHour
The Arctic storm dubbed the “Beast from the East” saw temperatures across much of Europe fall Monday to their lowest level this winter and even brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents the chance to ski, sled and build snowmen in its famous parks and piazzas.
Rome’s schools were ordered closed, while train, plane and bus services were crippled.
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The Associated Press via NBC News
The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central United States, spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to Appalachia.
The system that stretched from Texas to the Canadian Maritime provinces had prompted several emergency declarations even before the dangerous storms arrived.
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BBC News
At least 14 people have died after a powerful earthquake caused landslides in a remote region of Papua New Guinea, officials say.
A 7.5-magnitude quake rattled villages and a large gold mine in the country's Enga province on Monday morning.
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ABC News
At least a dozen tornadoes touched down across the south-central U.S. over the weekend as up to a foot of rain was dumped on the region in the past week.
The heavy rains last week have led to massive flooding from Louisiana to Michigan. The Ohio River may crest near Louisville today, as parts of Arkansas and Indiana are bracing for major flood damage.
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